The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread! Part 2

maman

GP, Couldn't resist looking at your nerdy graph. It really shows how well you're doing and at what a fantastic rate of progress, well done you.

Is it all through lack of empty calories in alcohol and the gym or are you having food free days too??

eselt

Hi all- great effort everyone. Miss P, I think we've all been there with toddlers- my lad used to be so bad in supermarkets he'd arch rigid and I would just have to drop everything and carry him out (still rigid!!!- god knows what people used to think). Then at home it could sometimes feel like chinese water torture, and I had to keep checking myself that this was just a curious child who asked lots of questions. My eldests temper tantrums were legendary, and every time we went out the house for a while was a massive battle- really got me down. But now I'm happy to report he's a smashing 15 yr old- kind, thoughtful, looks after his friends, worries about his elderly relatives and visits without being asked too- he's always been a bit hyperactice and I must say it ground me down when the kids were little, but I look at him now and think 'why was I ever worried- he's a great kid', but at the time I remember wanting to pull my hair out and it made me quite depressed. Take care, and make sure you get some relaxation time for yourself.

Scores on the doors are looking good guys, 10/10 for me please winebox, hope everyone else is where they want to be. Glad you are feeling better fedup.

eselt

Just to say well done GP- amazing weight loss- any chance of posting your meal plans so I can see where I'm going (so horribly) wrong?

maman

6AF for me please, winebox.

Didn't find it too hard tonight. Strangely, it doesn't bother me to sit with OH drinking his beer after supper while I've got a big glass of water. What really makes me long to open a bottle is seeing them all in the bar at Holby. I want to join in!! :mad: I'm sure alcohol will be banned from TV programmes soon.

Well done everyone if you've been AF today and if you haven't I hope you enjoyed it (don't beat yourself up, every AF day is probably one more than most of us had in 2008).

GreyPilgrim

maman wrote: »

Is it all through lack of empty calories in alcohol and the gym or are you having food free days too??

Pppft...yeah right. I love food too much to even consider food free days!

Lurkio

budget_babe wrote: »

To everyone else have a good evening, my Allen Carr book has arrived but the print seems small, think it may be time for an eye test.

Here you go, Budgie......




6 for me now, wb..... :T

Well done sea! :T :T

Miss P - Fay is right... they do get better....... then present you with an entirely different set of problems

Needstochange

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ fab picture Lurkio, they look far too much like the NHS specs I used to have as a kid though:eek: :eek:

6 for me please winebox :T

maman - know what you mean about drinking on tv its on every programme nearly. Saturday Kitchen is one of my favs and the start on the wine at 10am:eek: I doubt they will ever ban drinking on tv though its so ingrained in our society (mind you i guess smoking was a few years ago too)

Well done GP on the weight loss long may it continue:T

happyshopper

Had my first February drinks yesterday so 9/10 for me. Only 2 glasses of wine tho' when I would normally have necked a bottle and chased them down with some pints. Still feel a bit annoyed at myself tho'.

hs

Edit: 10/11 after Wednesday

jo1972

Sorry not been around, we've had the big bods in at work :eek: :eek:

4 for me WB :T

Fay, glad you got the coffee, my colleague said she thought it looked like a bomb too!!

GreyPilgrim

10/10 for me wb.